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Hmmmmm... Arf / Alph can shift between human and canine forms, and can de-age her canine form to puppy age. Fan artist "umekichi" draws a logical conclusion... Any room for this in the story?

I suspect somebody on the animation team noticed this (or came to the same conclusion)... because this is Arf's default form in Nanoha Reflection and Nanoha Detonation.

So, yeah - canon form for her in the movies continuity.

Speaking of the movies...

• There are enough flashbacks to events in the original series and A's that Reflection and Detonation are probably in the main continuity. (Their plot was sort-of lifted from the Battle of Aces game, but they were changed enough that they don't appear to be in that alternate continuity.) The timing is obviously after A's and before the flashback in StrikerS where Nanoha was injured.
  
• Good to see Arisa and Suzuka getting lines and something to do in the movies, even if it's just moral support. Also good to see the mothers of Arisa, Suzuka, Nanoha, and Fate get together for afternoon tea... and show that all of them have careers outside of the home.
  
• The first battle in Reflection has Raising Heart set herself to stun. Yeah, as if she's a phaser.
  

Spoiler

• The final battle in Detonation shows that Nanoha Can Breathe in Space... as long as Raising Heart activates life support.
  
• Nanomachines. Lots of nanomachines. Enough nano for Washuu-chan to be jealous of what it can do. Which means that, as of Detonation, the Bureau is aware of a way to grant powers that doesn't use magic... and it wasn't new at that time. So Lindy and Gil might at least know of the tech.
  
• And I really want end-of-Detonation Iris on Team Blossom. (You can have Yuri for the Wolkenritter; she's literally the same sort of construct as Hayate's Knights, so she'll fit right in.) Maybe a Crystal Millennium ship can find Eltoria some time in Arc 2.